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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Pearls aren't something that I often wear and only very occasionally use in my own jewelry making. I was always horribly disappointed when I would see things that claimed that June's birthstone is the pearl. I've never particularly thought about why I have a distaste for them other than having always found them boring. That said, how they are created is sort of fascinating. The Guardian has an article up about an exhibit at the V&A that I wish I could go see about pearls though. The article is a fun read in refuting the "pearls start from a grain of sand" myth and detailing the more specific science of how pearls form out of excrement.
It sounds like there are some amazing pieces of historical importance as well as beauty on display for this exhibit.
The article is here.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

As a reminder, the way this works is that I received a package of beads from my partner, Krafty Max that included among other things a beautiful red flower focal bead and a floral clasp that I needed to incorporate into my creation. The flower clasp was far too beautiful to place in the back of the necklace though! I tried this out a couple of ways, first with the smaller silver flower from the clasp as the top piece leading to the larger flower that would sit lower on the body, but ultimately I decided on really putting the focus on that beautiful reddish orange flower. If you read about my inspiration, you'll see why I chose to add the turquoise color palette that I did. I happened to also have some really interesting mixed beads that actually incorporated that red color along with a couple of shades of turquoise. I hadn't made anything with these yet, so this seemed like the perfect project to add them in.

I can't wait to see what everyone else has created, especially my partner! I'm off to visit her site myself...

And remember, there are three reveals this time around, so this list is only the first group. I can't believe how many people are participating in all three reveals. Please visit these other amazing artists!

Welcome to Secret Song Designs

Secret Song Designs features handmade jewelry and other items.Primarily my projects involve a combination of seed, glass and semi precious beads. Recently I have also begun to learn to work with silver.